Fissler CookStar Induction Pro Portable Cooktop
by Fissler USA
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: Fissler USABrand: Fissler
Release Date: 2009-07-20
Model: PROX61
Product features:
- Stylish black profile with frameless glass ceramic surface
- Touch-sensitive controls
- One-Touch ?booster? and ?keep warm? functions offer speedy cooking and buffet serving capabilities
- 1500 Watts with 9 power levels and keep warm level
- Made in Germany
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Fissler CookStar Induction Pro Portable Cooktop
Customer Review: fast, cooler, stylish, efficient
Summary: 4 Stars
I have been using my Fissler Cooktop for about a year now. Clean-up is easy - it took me a while to master the settings to avoid boil-overs. It's all good now.
Let me back-up a moment and describe this unit. This is a self contained counter top cooking device. It plugs into a standard wall outlet and requires the type of cookware that a magnet would stick to the base. This requirement rules out copper and aluminum bottoms. I believe iron may be used, but I am not totally sure.
The device uses inductive power to induce heat into the pan, not by a traditional heating element. Part of the advantage of this is when the unit is shut off after use it has no heat of it's own. When the cook surface warms up, it is from heat induced in the pan sitting on top. This unit will not operate or create any heat without a steel bottom pan sitting on top. This is a nice feature if you live in a hot climate (like me in Phoenix). The range in my apartment (Whirlpool) has a black glass top with with what looks like rings of red LED's below the glass to heat pans. This large range takes forever to boil water and stays hot for almost an hour after shut off. Compare to the Fissler unit that boils water fast and does not retain any heat when shut off. With this Fissler cooktop I can make spaghetti in less time than my whirlpool range can even begin to show visual signs of warming in the same pan of water.
The controls are all touch spots on the top near the front. To operate you need to enter an intensity number (1-9) and a countdown duration in hrs:mins. Touching the spots to enter the settings is slow, the unit cannot accept rapid touching, a measured pace must be used - perhaps one touch per second. I believe the unit starts to operate before all the settings are entered, which is a nice feature. There is also a quiet internal fan that starts once the power button is touched. You can change the intensity setting while running. If you wanted to enter a large cooking time number you press and hold down the up button and the numbers rapidly scroll upwards. There are other button features not covered in this review. I suspect it may be a bit fragile, as it came packed in a box in a box in a box. I doubt it would survive a quick trip from counter to floor. It appears to be designed so boil-overs will not penetrate the unit and destroy the electronics. It is not dishwasher safe, cleans up with almost anything.
This cooktop is larger than it appears in photos. Three inches tall, 14 inches front to back and 11 inches wide.
Pros: fast, economical, good looking, no residual heat when shut off, count down timer, easy to clean, short burst booster mode.
Cons: slow button input, easy to boil over, don't leave anything sensitive to magnetic fields nearby (credit cards, cellphone, TV, prosthetic arm or hand, etc), pan must stay on the unit when cooking or it shuts off.
Would I buy it again? Yes! There's two reason for not giving it five stars; too expensive, and button entry is slow and frustrating at times.
UPDATE: been using this for a while longer now. Boil-overs are rare for me now and I am still amazed at how fast it is compared to my whirlpool range, which hasn't been used since this arrived. With this unit I can have a bowl of spaghetti cooked and on the table before my range would even have tiny bubbles show, using the same sauce pan and same amount of water.
Description of Fissler CookStar Induction Pro Portable Cooktop
Fissler?s CookStar Induction Pro is perfectly suited for the kitchen, dining table, buffet, or patio. Imagine making flambé or grilling kabobs right at the dinner table, having a warming plate for parties, or making chili beside your barbeque grill, all while saving energy. The CookStar Induction Pro has a 1500 watt motor that is powerful enough to boil water in less than a minute and its multi-functional uses make it ideal for any modern home. The Cookstar Induction Pro also features a "Boost" button for maximum power and then resets itself back and a "Keep Warm" function which allows food to be kept perfectly warm without additonal cooking. This Induction cooktop is perfectly suited to all Fissler Cooking products since all are already induction capable. Only induction capable cookware will work on this cooktop.Small Appliances
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